Joys of Service

Been thinking about this for awhile....Long time ago spent eight years doing service work, ie: service for others, yes, volunteer style.  Life is changing for me, it does by natural progression for all us... And for me the potential of another opportunity to do this again is more than appealing. Not sure if this is going to work out for me or not but it is tantillizing... Now your wondering WHY is this on a blog for Heaven? This is why.  Can you think of anything better than to spend your life burning the candle at both ends trying in your own small way to make this world a better place. Spending it doing for others even in the smallest of ways?  When you die and you will die, we all do eventually...What a resume you will have! Wow! No matter your regrets you will be happy to be shown how you have lived for others, how you have self sacrificed and given up for others. IS this NOT what it is all about? Did not OL do this for us? Is He not our model the one to emulate? Now do you see why such an opportunity is so appealing to me? Eternity that is our future, where will you spend it?

GG

Life Can Seem So Unfair and Hard to Hang On To....

Know each one reading this has been there done that more times than you or I can count....Life just isn't fair! Its a fact! So why do we keep expecting it to be? The million dollar question. Who knows what lies behind all the deciding of who gets what and who doesn't? I don't, do you? Personally I am going through another "gosh this isn't fair time" in my life, you'd think I'd learn by now but no I haven't....One thing that is helping though is to remind myself that "this life isn't fair, it isn't permanent either though..." That seems to help alleviate some of the discomfort and pain that have caused this question to rise once more...Sin took away the "fairness" of our lives past, current and future, it is what it is. Yes, sometimes it seems to grossly unfair that some of us get slammed again and again inspite of our efforts to rise above such things. Again it is what it is... We must NOT get too distracted by all of this, think about 100 years from now, will these things be remembered? Will people even remember who you were? Probably not, put it in perspective. Yes, its a problem here and now but it will pass either of its own accord or by anothers fixing of it. Then it will be forgotten. HOW we handle and deal with this situation though will NOT be forgotten. We will personally reap the reward or punishment of our handling of these little annoying/painful/unfair etc situations. The way we handle them will follow us into eternity. Think in that! Also think in this, LIFE IS SHORT, eternity is FOREVER!!!! If we can but endure and suffer our way through if that is the lot we were dealt then the reward will be beyond words! I often comfort myself with these thoughts. The REWARD if we but persevere will be immense and so overwhelmingly good! All of our sufferings will be as naught. We MUST finish the race! Arise oh friend/brother/sister of mine and let us run together, encouraging each other till at long last we receive our deserved reward! No more unfairness or pain, only joy, happiness, and peace that cannot be found here.

Happy thoughts to you!
GG

Romans 8 Verse 18 Destiny of Glory

They read this at church on Sunday past:

I consider the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us. For creation awaits  with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God: for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit , we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.  For in hope we were saved,  Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance.

In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts know what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes for the holy ones according to God's Will.

This bible quote is awesome! It says it ALL!!!!  There is nothing left that can be added  to this. It seems to me to say that all I have said is true, creation is also subject to futility as St Paul says.  It sufferes along side of us and awaits its liberation just as we do...Creation will also be restored to its intended beauty. We will enjoy that beauty when we all get to finally enjoy our new bodies at the end of the world.  God is sooooooooooo good. He has so much WONDERFUL waiting for us.  If you suffer here and do it for the Lord you will reap your reward.   Nature too will reap her reward, her groanings will end and she also will be restored, what a glorious thought! If this can't motivate you to grin and bear it then what will?